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VOL. 30 — NO. 44
HAMILTON. BERMUDA WEDrfESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1^50
4D PER COPY
1 U.S.! Breaks Diplomatic
Bulgaria; Similar
lies
With
With
Hungary Seen
Step
Likely
WASHINGTON; Feb. 31
(Reuter).—-The United States
hats* broken diplomatic relations with Bulgaria. It was
-v ■ the first time America has
1 taken such action against any
nation since the war.
The American Minister, Mr.
Donald R. Heath, and other
U.S. representatives in Sofia
were ordered home. Bulgaria
was directed to withdraw its
small diplomatic mission in
Washington.
The decision was communicated to the Bulgarian Government in Sofia yesterday by a
note sent by the United States
Legation.
The Bulgarian charge d'affaires
here, Dr. Peter Voutov, was called
to the State Department today.
The deputy assistant Secretary ot
State for European affairs, Mr.
Llewellyn Thompson, informed
Dr. Voutov of the decision by the
United States to withdraw its representatives from Bulgaria.
Relations were formally broken
iit 11 a.m. when the American
Minister, Mr. Donald Heath, presented the note to the Bulgarian
Foreign Office.
EXPECT FACILITIES
According to a State Department spokesman, Mr. Thompson
told Dr. Voutov he expected the
^jiulgarian Government to facilif-
■"* ate the departure of Mr. Heath
and his staff from Sofia.
The break in relations was a
direct result of the request by
Vogeler & Sanders Both
Appeal Prison Terms For
Espionage In Hungary
"THE DEVILS," SAYS
VOGELER'S WIFE
"We Must Fight Back," Is
Her Reaction To Sentence
VIENA. Feb. 21 (Reuter) —
Mrs. Lucille Vogeler, beautiful
Belgian-born wife of American
business man Robert Vogeler,
showed great courage when she
heard of the 15 years' sentence
passed on her husband today in
the Hungarian spy trial.
"There is no use sitting down
and crying. We must fight back."
she told me in her charming villa
in the American sector of Vienna.
' The news was brought by Mr.
Henry Scudder, an official of the
International Telephone and
Telegraph Company of. which
Voeeler is vice president. He
whispered something to Mrs.
the Bulgarian Government for the I-Vogeler.
recall of Mr. Heath, who had been
accused of associating with Trai-
cho Kostov, former Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister hanged recently for treason.
On January 20, the.State Department said that diplomatic relations would be broken off unless
the request was cancelled. Bul-
«<»ria did not reply to this ultimatum.
' 'ine State Deoartment's note
yesterday accused the Bulgarian
Government of subjecting Mr.
Heath to "a long series of intolerable restrictions and indignities."
It added: "The conclusion is in-
es**aoabIe t^tft the Bulgarian Government is unwilling to modifv
the position it has taken, that it
is unwilling to treat American
official reoresenta fives in Bulearia
in accordance with the standards
of established international practice, and, consequently, that it is
unwilling to maintain normal diplomatic relations with the United
States."
Diplomatic relations between
the United States and oost-war
Bulgaria were established in September 1947. They had not been
o»> a basis whirh could be called
friendly or cordial, the State Department note said.
"CordiaMtv was scarcely to be
expected when Bulgarian officials
a'hd the controlled press were constantly deno"ncing and insulting
the United States, and when the
Bulgarian Government "'as violating its oea<*f> treaty obligations.
♦ ignoring resolutions of the Untied
Nations and stinnort'ng armed action against Greece."
"TIES OF FRIENDSHIP"
The U.S. note said: "Desoite aU
these difficulties, the United States
Government wished to maintain
diplomatic contacts witb Bulgaria
because of the sincere desire of
the American people to work to-
Continued en pafe 10
sanderFconfession
forced, britain says
"Sinister Technique" Of
Pressure Used On Him
'Fifteen year*" she said. "Did
you hear. Pia. 15 years," she repeated, turning to her sister.
Mrs. Vogeler fought. back her
tears. . *v5
"You see, Piat I am not crving,"
she said to her sister, who had
tears running down her cheeks.
As I left, the voices of the
Vogelers' two boys could be heard
as they played noisily in the garden.
"They will be grown up before
thev see their father again." Mrs.
Vogeler said. Then turning toward the East she added inten-
selv: "The devils."
BUDAPEST, Feb. 21 (Reuter).
Robert Vogeler, 38-year-old vice
president of the International
Telephone and Telegraph Corporation of New York, was sentenced
to 15 years' imprisonment *by the
Budapest peoples court today for
espionage and economic sabotage.
Edgar Sanders, 46-year-old British businessman, received a 13-
year sentence on similar charges-
Two Hungarians tried witb
them were sentenced to death,
two others to ten years each and a
fifth, former Countess Edina Dory, to five.
All seven, wbo had admitted tiie
charges during tbe three-day trial,
immediately appealed against the
verdict and asked for mitigation
of the sentences following a hearing before tiie Supreme Court.
The defendants listened calmly
as court president Vilmos Oity
read the verdicts and sentences.
Vogeler and Sanders leaned forward to hear ' more easily the
words of the English court interpreter — through a small loudspeaker.
The only sound came from Zol-
tan Rado, leading Hungarian defendant, who coughed quietly as.
he heard his sentence of death
pronounced.
Imre Geiger was also sentenced
to die. Keleman Domonkos arid
Dr. Istvan Just, a Catholic priest,
received ten years.
GUILTY ON OWN TESTIMONY
President Oity, reading a long
explanation of tite verdicts, de-.
clared their guilt was proved be^
yond doubt by theii* own testimony. It was completely clear,
Continued en Peg« 9
Hogg-man Asks For Aid Funds
Forecasts 10 Per Cent Rise
In Europe's $ Earnings
LONDON, Feb. 21 (Reuter).—
The United States decision to
break off diplomatic relations with
Bulgaria may be followed by JS
similar break with Hungary, diplomatic quarters io/fLondon believed tonight.
The American decision to push
recent tension with Bulgaria to
a definite breach was thought to
indicate a general policy to take
action on accusations of espionage
and interference preferred by
East European" Governments
against United States diplomats.
There are already signs that the
Budapest spy trial of Robert Vogeler and Edgar Sanders. American
and British businessmen, will be
used by the»Eastern European
states to demand the expulsion
of members of the British and
American legation staffs.
If this is the case, the United"
States Government may well decide to make a definite break wft|i*
Hungary, it was thought here.
The British Government is at
present pursuing a different pol- i
icy towards Eastern Europe. It is
expelling an East European diplomat from London for each Brit-.J
ish diplomat sent home from Eastern Europe. But Britain continues
to maintain relations.
Observers here consider it certain that Britain does not at present intend to break either with
Bulgaria or with Hungary, but
instead to take action against
each attack on a British subject
as it occurs.
Continued on Page S
MISADVENTURE VERDICT
*l™t«(LLISION
New Witnesses Heard At
Resumed Inquest Yesterday
po TYffiToR SKID
MARKS DISCOVERED
^ verdict of "Death by misadventure" was. returned- by a jury
yesterday afternoon in the resumed inquest. on Gerald* g Willis
Ratteray, who died as the result
of injuries he received when his
auto-bicycle collided with a United States Air Force bus at the
intersection of Marsh Folly and
POSTPONE DECISION ON MUST AIM AT 100,000
HIGHER BUS FARES
Legislative Councillors
Seek More Information
AMENDMENT FOR LARGER
BUSES IS APPROVED
The Legislative Council yesterday approved a bill amending the
Motor Car Act to provide for the
use of larger buses but postponed
debate on higher bus fares until
the Hon. Sir Howard Trott, chairman of the Public Transportation
Board, could be present.
The Hon. W. S. Cooper told the
Sorth Shore Roads on February Council that he was very much
M__ I against the higher fares and was
J|This inquest was opened last [sorry that Sir Howard was not
Friday but. was adjourned after a | present to give the Board's point
bearing which lasted one and a I of view.
h%Jf hours when Mr. David Tucker
ttC.P.; who represented the de-
eflssed's family, told the Coroner
$he Wor. S. S. Todding*>-that he
wanted to call two eye-witnesses.
.llOn Friday several witnesses testified that the U.S. 'bus was on
we correct s}de of the road and
TOURISTS EVERY YEAR
Only Way To Maintain The
Present Living Standard
BUSINESSMAN BASES
POINTERS ON BAHAMAS
Bermuda must aim at getting
100,000 tourists a year if tte Colony is tb maintain its present standard of living, the Hamilton Rotary Club was told yesterday by
Mr. Edmund Gibbons, M.C.P.
Speaking at the club's weekly
luncheon in the American House.
the Hamilton businessman, who
has just returned'from an "observation" trip to Nassau, contended
SANDYS' POSITION IF
DOCKYARD IS CLOSED
Discussed At Meeting Of
Arbor Society Last Night
TDB CHAIRMAN SUGGESTS
SOME OPPORTUNITIES
The economic position of the
West End of tbe Islands following
the possible closing down of H.M. -
Dockyard came up for discussion
last night at the annual meeting
of the Sandys Arbor Society.'
Guest speakers were the Hon.
N. %. P. Vesey, M.C.P., chairman
of the Trade Development Board,
and Mr. Ford Baxter of the reafforestation committee of the
the Colony can accomplish that Board of Agriculture.
figure by 1952 "if we go about it
in the right way.'
A warning of the possible effect
on the Somerset community of
"I don't like this increase in.)
omnibus fares myself," he commented.
The Hon. J. Trounsell Gilbert,
the Attorney General, said he felt
Mr. Cooper bad made a eood point,
and that while he had a letter
from the Director of Transoort he
was sure that Sir Howard Would
To support his view, Mr. Gib- curtailment of the Dockyards
Inst the auto-cyclist, who was tra
gelling fast, seerned to swerve info j be able to give additional inform
*t.
bons offered facts and figures to
show that Bermuda in 1949 paid
eiit a total of eight-and-a-half
million pounds one-and-a-half
million pounds more than the
Colony took in during that period.
"CANNOT CONTINUE"
operations first was voiced by the
Arbor Society's president, Mr. F.
C. Misick, M.C.P. He commented
that, unlike other parts of tbe
Colony, Sandys had little but her
natural beauty to lure tourists to
the West End. It was therefore*
essential to maintain the natural
beauty of that part of the Colony and to provide attractions to •
The first witness at yesterday's
hearing, Mrs. Bernice Carolina
Lizana, gave similar evidence. Sho
was sitting in the 'bus when tbe
accident happened and she saw
the auto-cyclist approaching at a
fast speed.
ALLOWED LATITUDE
When she had finished her evidence the Coroner pointed out
that witnesses came to a Coroner's
inquest to give evidence and bring
matters to light. Looking at Mr.
Tucker, he said that he had allowed a. great deal of latitude in the
previous hearing, but a Coroner's I would be when the fares were
inquest was not a place where wit- raised?"
nesses should be subjected to "I'm afraid I could not, off-
cross-examination, hand," Mr. Gilbert replied.
Con!inued to Page 10 Continued on Psce 5
"It cannot continue,"' he asserted. With the probable closing
down of H.BJ. Dockyard, Bermuda | bring visitors there,
had to increase her tourist trade
to support the population.
As he made a few pointe about
BOTANICAL GARDEN
Why not a botanical garden in
ation.
Mr Gilbert read the letter which
recommended increases in each
zone, and moved that the recommendations be approved by the i pubJic utilities, MV. Gibbons noted I the West End? he asked. Now
Council. that Sir Stanley Spurling, mana- would be a good time to get
ASKS FOR ' INFORMATION ging director of the Bermuda Elec- favourable consideration fit' sueh
trie Light Company, was present a project, he suggested.
-if__ — ??!! I at the luncheon. The position of Somerset in the
In Nassau, he said, electric cur-1 light of H.M. Dockyard develoo-
Mr.
"These farthing
j zone do not make it clear to me i
what it in fact means for a trip rent telephones and water were 1* ents was lso taken up by
me owned and operated by the Gov-
,, .. ernment. Electric power in Nas-
"Could.the/Utorney General tell Lu ^ 2d. a uniCplus 20 per
I cent, plus 16 - per quarter—"very
much lower than what we are I
from one place to another
Hon, Eldon Trimingham said
me what tiie fare is now from
Flatts to Hamilton, and from St.
George's to Hamilton, and what it
Vesey. He agreed that the parish
had been neglected, as far as
tourst development was concerned, for a great many years.
But the parish had opportuni-
paying." ties—because of its natural beau-
The speaker commented: "We ty—for "very fine developments."
should give some thought to the He staled the TDJB. was parti-
LONDON, Feb. 21 (Reuter).—
The British Government tonight
declared that the confession of
Edgar Sanders, British business-
FEAR DEADLOCK MAY
ENSUE FROM ELECTION
WonW BeThreat To
Economic Recovery
By FRASER WIGHTON
LONDON, Feb. 21 (Reuter).-—
All British political .leaders were
today secretly afraid that the
general election on Thursday
might produce a party stalemate
and a consequent threat to the
nation's economic recovery.
A deadlocked verdict. Parliamentary quarters considered,,
would .mean another election this
year.
It is generally recognised that
Britain's economy is so precariously balanced at the moment
that only a Government with a
strong mandate to enforce its
decisions has any real hope of
leading the nation up the still
steep slope to prosperity.
And at the moment the omens
were never less propitious for any
kind of political combination, if
it so happened that an election tie
between Socialists and Conservatives forced this issue to the fore
man sentenced to 13 years' im- I front.
prisonment in Budapest today,.!, Leaders on both sides have said
had been the result of a "sinister 1 they cannot see anything but an
technique of interrogation under
pressure."
"Facts within the knowledge of
His Majesty's Government make it
certain that his testimony was a
compendium of distortions and
lies such as he could have had
np natural motive for uttering in
AMaxirt,". an official statement by
•\3i1e Foreign Office said.
The British Government found
Sanders' choice ef words in court
'Sfeusiial" to him]- and said they
"left no room for doubt about the
nature of the preparations to
which he had been previously
subjected."
The Foreign Office said the
Hungarians did not dare to let a
British official see Sanders, lest
hie should discover how he was
■ "Conditioned."
The statement said in part:
■ "His Majesty's Government are
convinced that Mr. Sanders has
Continued on Psge 10
emergency like the Second Worjd
War bringing together the forces
of left and right — now widely
divided on party issues.
But a Government would have
to be formed at once, and if
circumstances dictated, political
speeches about "No coalition" and
no working arrangements would
have* to be forgotten.
The leaders would have to temporise until the situation worked
Itself out constitutionally.
Assuming that the Conservatives missed outright victory, but
took about 90 seats off the Socialists to draw level with the Government party at about 300 seats
apiece, there would be several
courses open to the Prime Minister, Mr. Clement Attlee.
First, he could offer the King
his resignation, in which case the
King would send for Mr. Winston
Continued on Page II
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 (Reuter).—The Marshall Plan administrator, Mr. Paul G. Hoffman,
today predicted a 10 per cent increase in the dollar earnings of
the Marshall Plan countries and
an 11 per cent decrease in their
dollar requirements for 1950-51
where he appeared before a joint
congresional committee.
He appealed for $2,950,000,000
for the third year of operation of
the Marshall Plan.
Mr. Hoffman disclosed with obvious delight that-his administration of the Marshall Plan funds
had enabled him to save $150,000,-
000 out of the appropriation for
1949-50, and that therefore the
net request for new funds would
only be $2,950,000,000 compared
with the $3,100,080,000 requested
in resident Truman's budget.
Mr. Hoffman based his appeal
on two considerations.
Firstly, he said, it would be a
"cruel waste" to jeopardise the
progress already made under the
Marshall Plan by not finishing the
job.
Secondly, Congress should take
Into account the need of winning
the struggle between the free
nations under American lead-
ershio and the dangerous forces of
Soviet Communism.
GOT TO WIN
He said: "If we want to avert
world war HI with the awfal
threat of the H-Bomb, we havn
simnly got to win it."
He reviewed the past rco^d of
the Marshall P'an and outlined*
the plans for the future of the
European Marshall Plan organisation.
Mr. Homan said: "In arrivfeg »+
the great<"rt nngglhln rediy*tir>n ir>
nrooosed E.R.P. p>d for 1950-51 we
have made the following estimates:
" (1) We look for a 10 per cent
jnf>»-ease over the current year in
dollar earnings bv the participating countries through exports,
to".^CTn. »n<i invisible services.
" Y2) We took for an 11 Der cent
decrease In dollar reauirements f<t
tho narticinatina countries throueh
dollar-saving eain* in domestic
production and additional sunnlies
of needed items from non-dollar
are°s.
"Based upon these calculations,
the minimum amount needed to
operate the Marshall Plan successfully for the next fiscal year, in-
Conlinued oa Pass 11
possibility of nationalising this
industry."
Mr. Gibbons said he did not
cularly interested in the development of game fishing. Sandys
had an ideal location for the de-
think there was anything wrong velopment of that sport and to
with Bermuda's tourist business,! attract some oi the 25,000,000
"but we should certainly do more [fishermen ih the United States.
than we are doing at present for "You have a great opportuni-
our customers. They should get ty because of the proximity of
better value and rn*-"-* more cour- Ely's Harbour to the Banks,"
teous attention than they were re- fee suggested. He also thought
ceiving.^If this we>e done we | the Dockyard could be made into
would net need to spend such larte ariesset as an historical place fo*
sums of money to get new cus-1 tourists to visit/
tomers. "j see-no reason why some *uS
There were many things the rangement cannot be made wdth
Colony could do to make the time H.M. Dockyard for visitors to in-
spent here by tourists more nlea- spect the installation and fcsarn
sant and happy than at present. something about Its history," he
HORSE RACING commented. There were also
_ . ___"__7'}'-_*— several fortifications which could
For instance, cited Mr. Gibbons, v^ developmed as tourist attrae—
there was horse raeing. In Nas-
sau he was impressed by the large
number of visitors who went horse I
racing "and evidently enjoyed *£"• Vesey presented the society
themselves," with a trophy to be used for any
"It might be advisable if we competition it so desired in con-
want to do more to entertain our I action with stimulating interest
tions.
PRESENTS TROPHY
I visitors to get behind horse racing
here and bring it to even more
Crrntinued en PsffS S
3 YEARS IN GAOL FOR
YOUNG PURSE SNATCHER
in reforestation and correcting
the effects of the cedar blight devastation.
The T.D.B. chairman told of the
results of a questionnaire circulated about three years ago
among incoming and outgoing
tourists. One of the questions—
pertinent to the problems confronting arbor societies — was
"What is there about Bermuda
that influenced you to go there?"
The answers in the order given
by most of the tourists were: climate, natural beauty, beaches and'
I sports
Stanley Eugene Flood was yes- "We cannot promote the idea of
: terday" sentenced to three years' | people coming here for natural
imprisonment at hard labour if or beauty if it is lacking," he eora-
purse snatching. His sentence mented. "Here in Sandys Parish
I was the heaviest meted out yes- you have had a very good res-
| terday morning in the Supreme ponse. It Is tn* that not as many
(Court when five youths, still in people hav* turned up to help as
Steps Being Taken To Set
Up Borstal System
Bermuda needs 48 more Scoutmasters and 200 more Boy Scouts
and Wolf Cubs to bring it into line
with the average recruitment figures for the Boy Scout movement.
This picture of the Is*ck of
Scoutmasters, in the Colony was
outlined at the Dellwood School
last night by Mr. C. R. S. Elford,
who was appointed joint Island
Commissioner of Scouts at a meeting of Scoutmasters.
Mr. Robert Kennedy was appointed the other Commissioner.
His Excellency the Governor
(Shr Alexander Hood), Bermuda's
Chief Scout, presented the two
commissioners with their warrants
of appointment which were flown
tgjjt tm—O ."Imperial Headquarters
in London.
Standing before the table the
two commissioners, wearing'their
Scouters' uniforms, were told by
the Governor that the mantle of
the responsible duty had fallen
upon worthy shoulders.
"I have come here tonight to
present warrants to two very prominent Scouters in Bermuda." said,
the Governor. "On the fulfilment
of this responsible duty a great
deal depends. The mantle has fallen on worthy shoulders.!'
Both Commissioners repeated"
their-Scouting promises and-gave
the three-fingered salute asi the
Governor said he congratulated
them on the choice made by life
perial Headquarters. He was sure
no worthier choice could have
been made and he looked forward-
to them doing great things in the
future. After he handed out the
warrants he shook handsxw|th the
Commissioners fe. the left-handed
Scouts manner. ',
Continued oa Page 5
The Governor presents warrants to Mr. C. R. S. Elford and
Mr. R. Kennedy, the new Joint Commissioners of the Boy Scout
movement in Bermuda Mr. Elford is shown receiving his warrant;
Mr. Kennedy stands behind him. partially hidden in this photograph.
B.O.A.C. PROVING FLIGHT
Mt^HERlSlODAY
A supplies' and prpvine' flight of
the B.O,A;C. Constellation "Bal-
moral'i'iifras' scheduled to arrive
in the Colony early this morning
as a' prelude to the beginning of
the regular :Biid-Atlantie service
from London to South America
via Bermuda.'
, *The Constellation was to reach
Bermuda from London via Lisbon
and the Azores, ■ and go on from
here'toKingstOB,' Jamaica, by way
of Nassau and Havana.
Captain O. P. Jones, the chief
pilot of B.O.A.C, is in charge of
the aircraft, and passengers are
Capt. '^tWT C. Loraine, Atlantic
flieht superintendent, Mr. Michael
Alden, communications chief and
Mr. Ted Newbery, engineering
manager. j^Se
Also aboard are two crews who
will be positioned in Bermuda and
will remain here after the plane
continues on her flight south. Six
pilot captains were also aboard.
The plane will stay here until
after. lunch, and is exbected to
continai'kthe/flight early in the
afternoon; "•fS^*
After ^he proving flight the regular service will start operations
on March 2, and the first aircraft
from Bermuda to London will
leave the Colony on March 4.
Social Work & Psychiatry
Discussed By Women
Mrs. Charlotte H. Wilkie, a
social worker with many years'
experience working in cooperation with psychiatrists, told the
Women's Civic and Political Association last night that there was
much wbich could be done in
social work here without the services of a psychiatrist.
Mrs. Wilkie, in answer to a
question from the floor, explained that she meant that local
groups could do a great deal of
good work irt the time it was
necessary to wait before Bermuda
had its own psychiatrist.
She felt that those now working with children and disturbed
adults could be trained to do the
work, she said, offering to give
as much of her own time as was
necessary to work with them.
Isfrs. W. A. Macky raised the
question when she asked Mrs.
Wilkie if there was anything
which could be done here as
there was no psychiatrist, family
counsel, or clinics for the purpose,
Mrs. Wilkie completed a talk on
"How Can the knowledge of the
Psychiatrist be Used?" which she
began at the last "meeting, when
such a lively discussion ensued
that it was decided to continue
it at last night's meeting.
you would have wished, but it is
greater than in any other part of
the Islands. This parish is setting an example of what can be
done."
Mr. Baxter reviewed the immediate past of the reafforestation
committee's activities and developments in the near future.
The tree removal unit of the
Department of Agriculture was
now in the process of being expanded to twice its former:
strength, he noted. The immediate aim was to bring tiie
Coatiaued a* Pan S
M. SEAPLANES TO COME
HERE FOR EXERCISES
A flight of nine seaplanes with
their 'teens, were dealt with by
the Chief Justice, ttie Hon. Sir
Brooke Francis, and the Assistant Justice, Dr. the Hon. R. C.
Hollis Hallett.
During the sentencing Major
David Huxley, the Solicitor General, told the court he had been
informed active steps were already being taken to set up some
institution along the lines of a
Borstal to deal with young offenders.
Vernon Bennett Swainson received 1.2 months for trespassing
in a dwelling house, to run consecutively with an 18-month sentence already imposed for breach
of recognisance for office breaking. He will thus serve 2V_ years.
Arnold Leslie Joaquin, 18, and
Llewellyn Talbot, a youth whose
age is unknown, were each sentenced to a total of^ 2%^ years|an"a*inwidant tender ship "will be
stnltioned at Bermuda for the
next few weeks to take part in
one of the largest peace-time exercises held by the United States.
The 'planes will fly to Bermuda
from Norfolk. Virginia, tomorrow
afternoon. That* complement
wilt be 36 officers and 120 men,
who will be commanded by Ccrffl^
mander J. B. Wallace. U.S.N.
In addition to the 'planes, the
U.S.S. Timbalier (A.VP.M), a
tender,, will be based at N.O.B. to
orovide maintenance. Commanded bv Capt E. O. Waen«/W.S.N> ]
tbe shio has a crew of 30 officers
and 150 men.
The planes will operate from
Bermuda in a huge task force operation combining United States
Army, Navy and Air Force acttji=
vi ties.. They will work together
with British and Canadian forces
in "Operation Portrex," which
will haw the obiective of "invading" Vieques Island.
The planes will remain at Bermuda until March 6, when they
will fly back to Virginia.
apiece on three counts. Vernon
Kenneth Tucker, 19, convicted of
being concerned* with them in
two cases, was sentenced to 18
months.
Flood was sentenced for stealing Miss Helene Wood's handbag
from her in Paget. The case
was solved within a few hours
and the youth later pleaded guilty
to the charge.
"Here again is an offence which
well deserves corporal .punishment," the Chief Justice told him,
regretting that the law did not
allow this unless there was no
sentence of imprisonment.
"In my view it is not enough
for you to get a licking and then
go free," he said.
Swainson, called before the
court for sentence for trespassing
in the home of the St. George's
district nurse, was told by the
Chief Justice that tiie Jury had.
taken a lenient view of tiie evidence in not finding him guilty
Continued » Psje 8
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VOL. 30 — NO. 44
HAMILTON. BERMUDA WEDrfESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1^50
4D PER COPY
1 U.S.! Breaks Diplomatic
Bulgaria; Similar
lies
With
With
Hungary Seen
Step
Likely
WASHINGTON; Feb. 31
(Reuter).—-The United States
hats* broken diplomatic relations with Bulgaria. It was
-v ■ the first time America has
1 taken such action against any
nation since the war.
The American Minister, Mr.
Donald R. Heath, and other
U.S. representatives in Sofia
were ordered home. Bulgaria
was directed to withdraw its
small diplomatic mission in
Washington.
The decision was communicated to the Bulgarian Government in Sofia yesterday by a
note sent by the United States
Legation.
The Bulgarian charge d'affaires
here, Dr. Peter Voutov, was called
to the State Department today.
The deputy assistant Secretary ot
State for European affairs, Mr.
Llewellyn Thompson, informed
Dr. Voutov of the decision by the
United States to withdraw its representatives from Bulgaria.
Relations were formally broken
iit 11 a.m. when the American
Minister, Mr. Donald Heath, presented the note to the Bulgarian
Foreign Office.
EXPECT FACILITIES
According to a State Department spokesman, Mr. Thompson
told Dr. Voutov he expected the
^jiulgarian Government to facilif-
■"* ate the departure of Mr. Heath
and his staff from Sofia.
The break in relations was a
direct result of the request by
Vogeler & Sanders Both
Appeal Prison Terms For
Espionage In Hungary
"THE DEVILS," SAYS
VOGELER'S WIFE
"We Must Fight Back," Is
Her Reaction To Sentence
VIENA. Feb. 21 (Reuter) —
Mrs. Lucille Vogeler, beautiful
Belgian-born wife of American
business man Robert Vogeler,
showed great courage when she
heard of the 15 years' sentence
passed on her husband today in
the Hungarian spy trial.
"There is no use sitting down
and crying. We must fight back."
she told me in her charming villa
in the American sector of Vienna.
' The news was brought by Mr.
Henry Scudder, an official of the
International Telephone and
Telegraph Company of. which
Voeeler is vice president. He
whispered something to Mrs.
the Bulgarian Government for the I-Vogeler.
recall of Mr. Heath, who had been
accused of associating with Trai-
cho Kostov, former Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister hanged recently for treason.
On January 20, the.State Department said that diplomatic relations would be broken off unless
the request was cancelled. Bul-
« a basis whirh could be called
friendly or cordial, the State Department note said.
"CordiaMtv was scarcely to be
expected when Bulgarian officials
a'hd the controlled press were constantly deno"ncing and insulting
the United States, and when the
Bulgarian Government "'as violating its oea treaty obligations.
♦ ignoring resolutions of the Untied
Nations and stinnort'ng armed action against Greece."
"TIES OF FRIENDSHIP"
The U.S. note said: "Desoite aU
these difficulties, the United States
Government wished to maintain
diplomatic contacts witb Bulgaria
because of the sincere desire of
the American people to work to-
Continued en pafe 10
sanderFconfession
forced, britain says
"Sinister Technique" Of
Pressure Used On Him
'Fifteen year*" she said. "Did
you hear. Pia. 15 years," she repeated, turning to her sister.
Mrs. Vogeler fought. back her
tears. . *v5
"You see, Piat I am not crving,"
she said to her sister, who had
tears running down her cheeks.
As I left, the voices of the
Vogelers' two boys could be heard
as they played noisily in the garden.
"They will be grown up before
thev see their father again." Mrs.
Vogeler said. Then turning toward the East she added inten-
selv: "The devils."
BUDAPEST, Feb. 21 (Reuter).
Robert Vogeler, 38-year-old vice
president of the International
Telephone and Telegraph Corporation of New York, was sentenced
to 15 years' imprisonment *by the
Budapest peoples court today for
espionage and economic sabotage.
Edgar Sanders, 46-year-old British businessman, received a 13-
year sentence on similar charges-
Two Hungarians tried witb
them were sentenced to death,
two others to ten years each and a
fifth, former Countess Edina Dory, to five.
All seven, wbo had admitted tiie
charges during tbe three-day trial,
immediately appealed against the
verdict and asked for mitigation
of the sentences following a hearing before tiie Supreme Court.
The defendants listened calmly
as court president Vilmos Oity
read the verdicts and sentences.
Vogeler and Sanders leaned forward to hear ' more easily the
words of the English court interpreter — through a small loudspeaker.
The only sound came from Zol-
tan Rado, leading Hungarian defendant, who coughed quietly as.
he heard his sentence of death
pronounced.
Imre Geiger was also sentenced
to die. Keleman Domonkos arid
Dr. Istvan Just, a Catholic priest,
received ten years.
GUILTY ON OWN TESTIMONY
President Oity, reading a long
explanation of tite verdicts, de-.
clared their guilt was proved be^
yond doubt by theii* own testimony. It was completely clear,
Continued en Peg« 9
Hogg-man Asks For Aid Funds
Forecasts 10 Per Cent Rise
In Europe's $ Earnings
LONDON, Feb. 21 (Reuter).—
The United States decision to
break off diplomatic relations with
Bulgaria may be followed by JS
similar break with Hungary, diplomatic quarters io/fLondon believed tonight.
The American decision to push
recent tension with Bulgaria to
a definite breach was thought to
indicate a general policy to take
action on accusations of espionage
and interference preferred by
East European" Governments
against United States diplomats.
There are already signs that the
Budapest spy trial of Robert Vogeler and Edgar Sanders. American
and British businessmen, will be
used by the»Eastern European
states to demand the expulsion
of members of the British and
American legation staffs.
If this is the case, the United"
States Government may well decide to make a definite break wft|i*
Hungary, it was thought here.
The British Government is at
present pursuing a different pol- i
icy towards Eastern Europe. It is
expelling an East European diplomat from London for each Brit-.J
ish diplomat sent home from Eastern Europe. But Britain continues
to maintain relations.
Observers here consider it certain that Britain does not at present intend to break either with
Bulgaria or with Hungary, but
instead to take action against
each attack on a British subject
as it occurs.
Continued on Page S
MISADVENTURE VERDICT
*l™t«(LLISION
New Witnesses Heard At
Resumed Inquest Yesterday
po TYffiToR SKID
MARKS DISCOVERED
^ verdict of "Death by misadventure" was. returned- by a jury
yesterday afternoon in the resumed inquest. on Gerald* g Willis
Ratteray, who died as the result
of injuries he received when his
auto-bicycle collided with a United States Air Force bus at the
intersection of Marsh Folly and
POSTPONE DECISION ON MUST AIM AT 100,000
HIGHER BUS FARES
Legislative Councillors
Seek More Information
AMENDMENT FOR LARGER
BUSES IS APPROVED
The Legislative Council yesterday approved a bill amending the
Motor Car Act to provide for the
use of larger buses but postponed
debate on higher bus fares until
the Hon. Sir Howard Trott, chairman of the Public Transportation
Board, could be present.
The Hon. W. S. Cooper told the
Sorth Shore Roads on February Council that he was very much
M__ I against the higher fares and was
J|This inquest was opened last [sorry that Sir Howard was not
Friday but. was adjourned after a | present to give the Board's point
bearing which lasted one and a I of view.
h%Jf hours when Mr. David Tucker
ttC.P.; who represented the de-
eflssed's family, told the Coroner
$he Wor. S. S. Todding*>-that he
wanted to call two eye-witnesses.
.llOn Friday several witnesses testified that the U.S. 'bus was on
we correct s}de of the road and
TOURISTS EVERY YEAR
Only Way To Maintain The
Present Living Standard
BUSINESSMAN BASES
POINTERS ON BAHAMAS
Bermuda must aim at getting
100,000 tourists a year if tte Colony is tb maintain its present standard of living, the Hamilton Rotary Club was told yesterday by
Mr. Edmund Gibbons, M.C.P.
Speaking at the club's weekly
luncheon in the American House.
the Hamilton businessman, who
has just returned'from an "observation" trip to Nassau, contended
SANDYS' POSITION IF
DOCKYARD IS CLOSED
Discussed At Meeting Of
Arbor Society Last Night
TDB CHAIRMAN SUGGESTS
SOME OPPORTUNITIES
The economic position of the
West End of tbe Islands following
the possible closing down of H.M. -
Dockyard came up for discussion
last night at the annual meeting
of the Sandys Arbor Society.'
Guest speakers were the Hon.
N. %. P. Vesey, M.C.P., chairman
of the Trade Development Board,
and Mr. Ford Baxter of the reafforestation committee of the
the Colony can accomplish that Board of Agriculture.
figure by 1952 "if we go about it
in the right way.'
A warning of the possible effect
on the Somerset community of
"I don't like this increase in.)
omnibus fares myself," he commented.
The Hon. J. Trounsell Gilbert,
the Attorney General, said he felt
Mr. Cooper bad made a eood point,
and that while he had a letter
from the Director of Transoort he
was sure that Sir Howard Would
To support his view, Mr. Gib- curtailment of the Dockyards
Inst the auto-cyclist, who was tra
gelling fast, seerned to swerve info j be able to give additional inform
*t.
bons offered facts and figures to
show that Bermuda in 1949 paid
eiit a total of eight-and-a-half
million pounds one-and-a-half
million pounds more than the
Colony took in during that period.
"CANNOT CONTINUE"
operations first was voiced by the
Arbor Society's president, Mr. F.
C. Misick, M.C.P. He commented
that, unlike other parts of tbe
Colony, Sandys had little but her
natural beauty to lure tourists to
the West End. It was therefore*
essential to maintain the natural
beauty of that part of the Colony and to provide attractions to •
The first witness at yesterday's
hearing, Mrs. Bernice Carolina
Lizana, gave similar evidence. Sho
was sitting in the 'bus when tbe
accident happened and she saw
the auto-cyclist approaching at a
fast speed.
ALLOWED LATITUDE
When she had finished her evidence the Coroner pointed out
that witnesses came to a Coroner's
inquest to give evidence and bring
matters to light. Looking at Mr.
Tucker, he said that he had allowed a. great deal of latitude in the
previous hearing, but a Coroner's I would be when the fares were
inquest was not a place where wit- raised?"
nesses should be subjected to "I'm afraid I could not, off-
cross-examination, hand," Mr. Gilbert replied.
Con!inued to Page 10 Continued on Psce 5
"It cannot continue,"' he asserted. With the probable closing
down of H.BJ. Dockyard, Bermuda | bring visitors there,
had to increase her tourist trade
to support the population.
As he made a few pointe about
BOTANICAL GARDEN
Why not a botanical garden in
ation.
Mr Gilbert read the letter which
recommended increases in each
zone, and moved that the recommendations be approved by the i pubJic utilities, MV. Gibbons noted I the West End? he asked. Now
Council. that Sir Stanley Spurling, mana- would be a good time to get
ASKS FOR ' INFORMATION ging director of the Bermuda Elec- favourable consideration fit' sueh
trie Light Company, was present a project, he suggested.
-if__ — ??!! I at the luncheon. The position of Somerset in the
In Nassau, he said, electric cur-1 light of H.M. Dockyard develoo-
Mr.
"These farthing
j zone do not make it clear to me i
what it in fact means for a trip rent telephones and water were 1* ents was lso taken up by
me owned and operated by the Gov-
,, .. ernment. Electric power in Nas-
"Could.the/Utorney General tell Lu ^ 2d. a uniCplus 20 per
I cent, plus 16 - per quarter—"very
much lower than what we are I
from one place to another
Hon, Eldon Trimingham said
me what tiie fare is now from
Flatts to Hamilton, and from St.
George's to Hamilton, and what it
Vesey. He agreed that the parish
had been neglected, as far as
tourst development was concerned, for a great many years.
But the parish had opportuni-
paying." ties—because of its natural beau-
The speaker commented: "We ty—for "very fine developments."
should give some thought to the He staled the TDJB. was parti-
LONDON, Feb. 21 (Reuter).—
The British Government tonight
declared that the confession of
Edgar Sanders, British business-
FEAR DEADLOCK MAY
ENSUE FROM ELECTION
WonW BeThreat To
Economic Recovery
By FRASER WIGHTON
LONDON, Feb. 21 (Reuter).-—
All British political .leaders were
today secretly afraid that the
general election on Thursday
might produce a party stalemate
and a consequent threat to the
nation's economic recovery.
A deadlocked verdict. Parliamentary quarters considered,,
would .mean another election this
year.
It is generally recognised that
Britain's economy is so precariously balanced at the moment
that only a Government with a
strong mandate to enforce its
decisions has any real hope of
leading the nation up the still
steep slope to prosperity.
And at the moment the omens
were never less propitious for any
kind of political combination, if
it so happened that an election tie
between Socialists and Conservatives forced this issue to the fore
man sentenced to 13 years' im- I front.
prisonment in Budapest today,.!, Leaders on both sides have said
had been the result of a "sinister 1 they cannot see anything but an
technique of interrogation under
pressure."
"Facts within the knowledge of
His Majesty's Government make it
certain that his testimony was a
compendium of distortions and
lies such as he could have had
np natural motive for uttering in
AMaxirt,". an official statement by
•\3i1e Foreign Office said.
The British Government found
Sanders' choice ef words in court
'Sfeusiial" to him]- and said they
"left no room for doubt about the
nature of the preparations to
which he had been previously
subjected."
The Foreign Office said the
Hungarians did not dare to let a
British official see Sanders, lest
hie should discover how he was
■ "Conditioned."
The statement said in part:
■ "His Majesty's Government are
convinced that Mr. Sanders has
Continued on Psge 10
emergency like the Second Worjd
War bringing together the forces
of left and right — now widely
divided on party issues.
But a Government would have
to be formed at once, and if
circumstances dictated, political
speeches about "No coalition" and
no working arrangements would
have* to be forgotten.
The leaders would have to temporise until the situation worked
Itself out constitutionally.
Assuming that the Conservatives missed outright victory, but
took about 90 seats off the Socialists to draw level with the Government party at about 300 seats
apiece, there would be several
courses open to the Prime Minister, Mr. Clement Attlee.
First, he could offer the King
his resignation, in which case the
King would send for Mr. Winston
Continued on Page II
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 (Reuter).—The Marshall Plan administrator, Mr. Paul G. Hoffman,
today predicted a 10 per cent increase in the dollar earnings of
the Marshall Plan countries and
an 11 per cent decrease in their
dollar requirements for 1950-51
where he appeared before a joint
congresional committee.
He appealed for $2,950,000,000
for the third year of operation of
the Marshall Plan.
Mr. Hoffman disclosed with obvious delight that-his administration of the Marshall Plan funds
had enabled him to save $150,000,-
000 out of the appropriation for
1949-50, and that therefore the
net request for new funds would
only be $2,950,000,000 compared
with the $3,100,080,000 requested
in resident Truman's budget.
Mr. Hoffman based his appeal
on two considerations.
Firstly, he said, it would be a
"cruel waste" to jeopardise the
progress already made under the
Marshall Plan by not finishing the
job.
Secondly, Congress should take
Into account the need of winning
the struggle between the free
nations under American lead-
ershio and the dangerous forces of
Soviet Communism.
GOT TO WIN
He said: "If we want to avert
world war HI with the awfal
threat of the H-Bomb, we havn
simnly got to win it."
He reviewed the past rco^d of
the Marshall P'an and outlined*
the plans for the future of the
European Marshall Plan organisation.
Mr. Homan said: "In arrivfeg »+
the greatn ir>
nrooosed E.R.P. p>d for 1950-51 we
have made the following estimates:
" (1) We look for a 10 per cent
jnf>»-ease over the current year in
dollar earnings bv the participating countries through exports,
to".^CTn. »ne done we | the Dockyard could be made into
would net need to spend such larte ariesset as an historical place fo*
sums of money to get new cus-1 tourists to visit/
tomers. "j see-no reason why some *uS
There were many things the rangement cannot be made wdth
Colony could do to make the time H.M. Dockyard for visitors to in-
spent here by tourists more nlea- spect the installation and fcsarn
sant and happy than at present. something about Its history," he
HORSE RACING commented. There were also
_ . ___"__7'}'-_*— several fortifications which could
For instance, cited Mr. Gibbons, v^ developmed as tourist attrae—
there was horse raeing. In Nas-
sau he was impressed by the large
number of visitors who went horse I
racing "and evidently enjoyed *£"• Vesey presented the society
themselves," with a trophy to be used for any
"It might be advisable if we competition it so desired in con-
want to do more to entertain our I action with stimulating interest
tions.
PRESENTS TROPHY
I visitors to get behind horse racing
here and bring it to even more
Crrntinued en PsffS S
3 YEARS IN GAOL FOR
YOUNG PURSE SNATCHER
in reforestation and correcting
the effects of the cedar blight devastation.
The T.D.B. chairman told of the
results of a questionnaire circulated about three years ago
among incoming and outgoing
tourists. One of the questions—
pertinent to the problems confronting arbor societies — was
"What is there about Bermuda
that influenced you to go there?"
The answers in the order given
by most of the tourists were: climate, natural beauty, beaches and'
I sports
Stanley Eugene Flood was yes- "We cannot promote the idea of
: terday" sentenced to three years' | people coming here for natural
imprisonment at hard labour if or beauty if it is lacking," he eora-
purse snatching. His sentence mented. "Here in Sandys Parish
I was the heaviest meted out yes- you have had a very good res-
| terday morning in the Supreme ponse. It Is tn* that not as many
(Court when five youths, still in people hav* turned up to help as
Steps Being Taken To Set
Up Borstal System
Bermuda needs 48 more Scoutmasters and 200 more Boy Scouts
and Wolf Cubs to bring it into line
with the average recruitment figures for the Boy Scout movement.
This picture of the Is*ck of
Scoutmasters, in the Colony was
outlined at the Dellwood School
last night by Mr. C. R. S. Elford,
who was appointed joint Island
Commissioner of Scouts at a meeting of Scoutmasters.
Mr. Robert Kennedy was appointed the other Commissioner.
His Excellency the Governor
(Shr Alexander Hood), Bermuda's
Chief Scout, presented the two
commissioners with their warrants
of appointment which were flown
tgjjt tm—O ."Imperial Headquarters
in London.
Standing before the table the
two commissioners, wearing'their
Scouters' uniforms, were told by
the Governor that the mantle of
the responsible duty had fallen
upon worthy shoulders.
"I have come here tonight to
present warrants to two very prominent Scouters in Bermuda." said,
the Governor. "On the fulfilment
of this responsible duty a great
deal depends. The mantle has fallen on worthy shoulders.!'
Both Commissioners repeated"
their-Scouting promises and-gave
the three-fingered salute asi the
Governor said he congratulated
them on the choice made by life
perial Headquarters. He was sure
no worthier choice could have
been made and he looked forward-
to them doing great things in the
future. After he handed out the
warrants he shook handsxw|th the
Commissioners fe. the left-handed
Scouts manner. ',
Continued oa Page 5
The Governor presents warrants to Mr. C. R. S. Elford and
Mr. R. Kennedy, the new Joint Commissioners of the Boy Scout
movement in Bermuda Mr. Elford is shown receiving his warrant;
Mr. Kennedy stands behind him. partially hidden in this photograph.
B.O.A.C. PROVING FLIGHT
Mt^HERlSlODAY
A supplies' and prpvine' flight of
the B.O,A;C. Constellation "Bal-
moral'i'iifras' scheduled to arrive
in the Colony early this morning
as a' prelude to the beginning of
the regular :Biid-Atlantie service
from London to South America
via Bermuda.'
, *The Constellation was to reach
Bermuda from London via Lisbon
and the Azores, ■ and go on from
here'toKingstOB,' Jamaica, by way
of Nassau and Havana.
Captain O. P. Jones, the chief
pilot of B.O.A.C, is in charge of
the aircraft, and passengers are
Capt. '^tWT C. Loraine, Atlantic
flieht superintendent, Mr. Michael
Alden, communications chief and
Mr. Ted Newbery, engineering
manager. j^Se
Also aboard are two crews who
will be positioned in Bermuda and
will remain here after the plane
continues on her flight south. Six
pilot captains were also aboard.
The plane will stay here until
after. lunch, and is exbected to
continai'kthe/flight early in the
afternoon; "•fS^*
After ^he proving flight the regular service will start operations
on March 2, and the first aircraft
from Bermuda to London will
leave the Colony on March 4.
Social Work & Psychiatry
Discussed By Women
Mrs. Charlotte H. Wilkie, a
social worker with many years'
experience working in cooperation with psychiatrists, told the
Women's Civic and Political Association last night that there was
much wbich could be done in
social work here without the services of a psychiatrist.
Mrs. Wilkie, in answer to a
question from the floor, explained that she meant that local
groups could do a great deal of
good work irt the time it was
necessary to wait before Bermuda
had its own psychiatrist.
She felt that those now working with children and disturbed
adults could be trained to do the
work, she said, offering to give
as much of her own time as was
necessary to work with them.
Isfrs. W. A. Macky raised the
question when she asked Mrs.
Wilkie if there was anything
which could be done here as
there was no psychiatrist, family
counsel, or clinics for the purpose,
Mrs. Wilkie completed a talk on
"How Can the knowledge of the
Psychiatrist be Used?" which she
began at the last "meeting, when
such a lively discussion ensued
that it was decided to continue
it at last night's meeting.
you would have wished, but it is
greater than in any other part of
the Islands. This parish is setting an example of what can be
done."
Mr. Baxter reviewed the immediate past of the reafforestation
committee's activities and developments in the near future.
The tree removal unit of the
Department of Agriculture was
now in the process of being expanded to twice its former:
strength, he noted. The immediate aim was to bring tiie
Coatiaued a* Pan S
M. SEAPLANES TO COME
HERE FOR EXERCISES
A flight of nine seaplanes with
their 'teens, were dealt with by
the Chief Justice, ttie Hon. Sir
Brooke Francis, and the Assistant Justice, Dr. the Hon. R. C.
Hollis Hallett.
During the sentencing Major
David Huxley, the Solicitor General, told the court he had been
informed active steps were already being taken to set up some
institution along the lines of a
Borstal to deal with young offenders.
Vernon Bennett Swainson received 1.2 months for trespassing
in a dwelling house, to run consecutively with an 18-month sentence already imposed for breach
of recognisance for office breaking. He will thus serve 2V_ years.
Arnold Leslie Joaquin, 18, and
Llewellyn Talbot, a youth whose
age is unknown, were each sentenced to a total of^ 2%^ years|an"a*inwidant tender ship "will be
stnltioned at Bermuda for the
next few weeks to take part in
one of the largest peace-time exercises held by the United States.
The 'planes will fly to Bermuda
from Norfolk. Virginia, tomorrow
afternoon. That* complement
wilt be 36 officers and 120 men,
who will be commanded by Ccrffl^
mander J. B. Wallace. U.S.N.
In addition to the 'planes, the
U.S.S. Timbalier (A.VP.M), a
tender,, will be based at N.O.B. to
orovide maintenance. Commanded bv Capt E. O. Waen«/W.S.N> ]
tbe shio has a crew of 30 officers
and 150 men.
The planes will operate from
Bermuda in a huge task force operation combining United States
Army, Navy and Air Force acttji=
vi ties.. They will work together
with British and Canadian forces
in "Operation Portrex," which
will haw the obiective of "invading" Vieques Island.
The planes will remain at Bermuda until March 6, when they
will fly back to Virginia.
apiece on three counts. Vernon
Kenneth Tucker, 19, convicted of
being concerned* with them in
two cases, was sentenced to 18
months.
Flood was sentenced for stealing Miss Helene Wood's handbag
from her in Paget. The case
was solved within a few hours
and the youth later pleaded guilty
to the charge.
"Here again is an offence which
well deserves corporal .punishment," the Chief Justice told him,
regretting that the law did not
allow this unless there was no
sentence of imprisonment.
"In my view it is not enough
for you to get a licking and then
go free," he said.
Swainson, called before the
court for sentence for trespassing
in the home of the St. George's
district nurse, was told by the
Chief Justice that tiie Jury had.
taken a lenient view of tiie evidence in not finding him guilty
Continued » Psje 8
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